Disclaimer: Naruto belongs to Kishimoto Masashi.


The morning sun shone through the blue curtain into the large master bedroom of the Uchiha residence. With the sunlight beaming onto his eyelids, the now-Uchiha patriarch opened his eyes to see the hateful light showing the hour hand pointing at seven. Bringing his right arm as a cover, he shifted his sight to the familiar pressure on his left arm. His pink-haired wife was sleeping soundly with his left arm as her pillow. That peaceful look. Sasuke brought his left hand to give a soft stroke on her smooth hair while keeping his sight on her serene expression.

Last night was the night of ecstasy. They normally held back in the past but with Sarada's absence, nothing can hold them back in the union, especially Uchiha Sasuke. Guess one would call that a man's inner or beast nature. He closed his onyx eyes to remember every second of their union, something he would never expect to do so if it was in the past. The voice he cherished then brought him into the real world.

"Ohaiyo, Sasuke-kun."

Sasuke was welcomed by Sakura's smile. Both kept their stare lustfully until Sasuke cut off by pulling her naked body against his. Even now, Sakura continued to blush at the warmth. To her, that warmth will never be the same or repeated to the point of boredom. She quietly snuggled in Sasuke's arms while the latter kept his arms around her. That posture kept still with both enjoying the warmth as Sakura broke the silence.

"So what are you going to do, since Sarada's not here?"

"...Guess I'll just have to wait for her to come back then."

"Hm, so it's your turn to wait for her now."

"Hn, are you saying it's payback?" Sasuke implied to his frequent absence.

"Hmm, I didn't say that, Sasuke-kun."

"Hn."

Sakura then remembered the conversation with her daughter about the trip and giggled to herself "Guess I won the bet."

"What bet?" Sasuke asked, as he looked down to the emeralds.

"It's. A. Secret." Sakura simply smiled in keeping that little bet with Sarada. Attracted, Sasuke reached out to have a mouthful kiss with Sakura. Caught off-guard, the woman put up zero resistance against the man's desire as her hand went to the sides of her head unknowingly. Sasuke then lifted himself on top of her. Without any resistance or withdrawal from the other, they again resumed their love session for the second time euphorically.


"A~CHE!" Sarada sneezed.

"You alright?" Chouchou asked.

Sarada nodded with her hand pinching her nose. "Yeah, kind of."

"Someone's must be gossiping behind ya back, girl."

The Uchiha frowned at that statement as the Akimichi turned away. "Must be Mama talking about me with Aunt Ino." Sarada then shifted her sight to the direction of the wind blowing through her short hair.

The group were still in the Land of Fire but now traveling in a different method. Although they have to reach the train station at the Konoha-Suna borders by nightfall to be on schedule, the kids were pretty much tired from waking up earlier than they used to (more like one hour earlier...). Lucky for them, the elderly couple in the inn hired a carriage for them. The children continued their sleep throughout the journey until Boruto whined once again, waking everyone up.

"Mooooo, can't we just teleport ourselves to Sanugakure!?"

Konohamaru punched the boy's head in annoyance "It's Sunagakure, Boruto, and if we are to do that, you guys aren't gonna learn anything from this trip then!"

Boruto sulked to the jonin as Shikadai yawned next to him. Shino could only sighed on the driver's seat. At the end of the carriage, Inojin was sketching the group in his book. As much as his mother wanted him to gain in the trip as a ninja, the boy personally wanted to gain something in the artistic manner. His father once told him that he simply draw anything at sight but Inojin wanted more. Something that could ignite a life in his art.

Suddenly, the carriage stopped. The five children turned their little heads to the driver's direction, with some raising their eyebrows at curiosity. Shino then turned his 'eyes' to them.

"We'll rest here for the time being."

"Will we be on time though, Shino-san?" Konohamaru asked.

Shino nodded. One by one, the Academy students stepped out of the carriage and went in awe to what was in front of their eyes. A glittering river with two sides of pure greenery. If it wasn't for the morning sun, the river would not appear to be as magnificent as it would be at present. With his cerulean eyes reflecting the clear waters, Boruto immediately rushed to the river.

"IT'S THE SEA!"

"Ehm, it's actually a river, Boruto." Shino corrected the boy who did not listen but jumped into the river water with joy. Sarada, Shikadai and Inojin sighed at the blonde's stupidity while Chouchou was glancing at the river for potential food. Both Sarada and Shikadai had to stop the girl from falling into the river as she was about to reach out for raw fish.

"Ch..Chouto, Chouchou. You're gonna get wet!" Sarada said in annoyance.

"Fi...Fish...F...Food..." Chouchou hypnotically muttered.

"Haaa, how troublesome..." Shikadai muttered to himself while pulling Chouchou's shirt with Sarada. The three was then welcomed by a big splash of water. Dumbfounded, Sarada, Shikadai and Chouchou glared at the perpetrator of the day.

"HAHAHAA, HOW DO YOU LIKE THAT!?" Boruto continued laughing at his ignorance.

"Bo..."

"...ru..."

''...to!" Each muttered at discontent; one for wetting her clothes, one for making things more troublesome and one for disturbing her food hunt. They then stepped the game up against the blonde by throwing river water against each other, like real children.

Unbeknownst to them, Inojin was at the sidelines, sitting on a rock with his knee supporting his art book. As he continued sketching the happy occasion, he somehow realized that he was putting more concentration on a particular subject in his art than the others. Thinking that it could be a mere coincidence, a splash of water welcomed him. Looking through his dripping hair, Inojin stared at the snickering Uzumaki before several waves of splashes welcomed the two by Sarada, Shikadai and Chouchou. Inojin then dropped his art book at the side to have Boruto to play for his 'crime'.

The five children then began their water war among each other in smiles and laughter, with the adult shinobis happily watching them from the trees.


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